Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has been named in Serbia's squad to face the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on May 24.Vidic has suffered a series of injuries, limiting him to one full game in the last six weeks, but with the defender ready to play for United in the Premier League title-decider against Wigan on Sunday, Serbia coach Miroslav Djukic has chosen to include him.

Djukic has named a strong squad with Inter Milan's Dejan Stankovic and Sevilla's Ivica Dragutinovic also included.

The game in Dublin is the first in a series of three friendlies for Serbia, with a game against Russia following four days later in Burghausen before they play Germany in Gelsenkirchen on May 31.

Serbia squad: Stojkovic (Sporting Lisbon), Disljenkovic (Metalurg Donetsk), Kahriman (Koniaspor); Rukavina (Borussia Dortmund), Ninkov (Red Star Belgrade), Markovic (Dinamo Kiev), Kacar (Hertha Berlin), Ivanovic (Chelsea), Vidic (Manchester United), Rajkovic, Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Lukovic (Udinese); Stankovic (Internazionale), Kovacevic (Lens), Smiljanic (Espanyol), Milovanovic (Red Star Belgrade), Ilic (Salzburg), Tosic (Partizan Belgrade), Kuzmanovic (Fiorentina), Babovic (Nantes), Jankovic (Palermo); Zigic (Valencia), Pantelic (Hertha Berlin), Lazovic, Jovanovic (Standard Liege).

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